This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations drivenby Ramaphosa’s positive COVID-19 test result, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine skepticism,frustrations related to inequality, and uncertainty regarding the Omicron variant. Read full report
This week’s Mis/Disinformation report looks into social media conversation driven by: thepotential of a 5th wave, government changes to policies around isolation and movement rules,the vaccination rate, and a newly approved vaccine. Read full report
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations drivenby the new Omicron variant, resistance against vaccine mandates, fear and misinformation. Read full article
Camaren Peter, PhD, Executive Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) and Ebrahim Fakir , Director of Programmes at the Auwal Socio Economic Research Institute (ASRI) delve into how social media was used during the South African Local Government Elections 2021 as well as engage in a broader discussion the role of …
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A new public service announcement (PSA), “Last Words” has been launched on social media and will flight on DSTV, e.tv and other broadcast media during the month of December and January. And it’s just in time with the discovery of the new Omicron variant and increase in Covid cases talk about vaccine hesitancy. This PSA was …
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations driven by the new Omicron variant, anti-vaxxer rhetoric, immunity, government mandates, and travel ban discrimination. Read full article
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations drivenby vaccine mandates,”medical apartheid”, misinformation, mistrust and the potential of a 4thwave. Read full report
This is a weekly report of COVID & vaccine sentiment, rumours & misinformation in SA. Read full article
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations driven by vaccine mandates, vaccine safety, and vaccine alternatives. Read full report
TACKLING VACCINE HESITANCY By Dr Juno Thomas Head of the Centre for Enteric Diseases Mental Health Matters, Volume 8, No 5 https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/ejc-menhm_v8_n5_a1 I was vaccinated in March 2021 during the healthcare worker vaccination rollout, and it was an unexpectedly emotive experience. I was excited beforehand; afterwards, I was comforted by the thought …
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